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GCN $329, Xbox $399….PS2 still $499
In a Gamespot interview with Sony Australia’s Michael Ephraim he stated that Sony would not be cutting its price for the PS2 from the suggested retail price of $499. ... (more)
posted by Bob342 · 30 Apr 2002
Bedroom PS2
According to this AustralianIT report, Sony will launch the Linux dev kit for the PS2 in Australia on May 27 for $499.95 - more than the console itself, but allowing... (more)
GameCube Launch Party - London
On Friday night allie and I had the good fortune to be invited to a Gamecube launch party thrown at Brick Lane here in London. The event was held in... (more)
Nintendo-soft
Gamers.com have extracted a highlight from an upcoming Xbox book which claims that Microsoft at one point attempted to buy Nintendo. According to the book, “Nintendo’s U.S. president Minoru Arakawa... (more)
Console Self Respect
The Sydney Morning Herald has an quick summary of the current console wars, including this exchange: The GameCube is a gay console,” stormed one Xbox fan, Stinky, in reference to Nintendo’s... (more)
EverQuest 2 Not Announced…
Caster’s Realm have some information up on their site, apparently gleaned from the June edition of PC Gamer which features information on a sequel to the second most popular MMORPG,... (more)
posted by splash · 26 Apr 2002
Infogrames to acquire Shiny
In some fairly large news, Infogrames is to acquire Shiny Entertainment from Interplay, and an exclusive license to games based on the ‘THE MATRIX’ franchise. “Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM - news),... (more)
posted by booker · 25 Apr 2002
Game$pot
Long surviving gaming supersite Gamespot have decided that to survive in the non.dot.com era they will need to start charging for a premium service. For US$19.95/year you get no pop-ups,... (more)
Morrowind GOLD
For those of you awaiting this hotly anticpated titled the wait is almost over. Bethesda (the developer) just announced today that the PC version of Morrowind has gone gold... (more)
posted by Bob342 · 23 Apr 2002
HDTV Backdown
The Australian IT section is reporting that Microsoft are withdrawing their HDTV pack for the Xbox from the market because “The HDTV pack does not enable HDTV in Australia since... (more)
Download Dungeon Siege!
Those who’ve been sitting on the fence where Gas Powered Games’ hack’n’slash title is concerned can now download a trial version of the game. Consisting of 10% of the finished... (more)
posted by splash · 23 Apr 2002
NeverWinter Nights Beta Sign Up
Every year there’s a game due out that makes my mouth water. Despite being a veteran of disappointment I’m going to throw caution to the wind and say upcoming 3rd... (more)